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Warhill High will play what is arguably its most important Bay Rivers District volleyball match ever at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, when it hosts Jamestown. The Lions (19-1, 14-1 district) are a match behind behind Jamestown (18-2, 15-0), which has won 41 consecutive district matches. The Eagles won their first meeting this season, rallying from a 2-1 sets deficit to move alone into the first place. Both have two matches remaining after Thursday, but unless improving Lafayette upsets Warhill on Tuesday, the outcome likely will determine whether the district championship race ends in a tie or another Jamestown title. Jamestown will have to contend with Warhill’s tall front line, led by Alex...

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Warhill High will play what is arguably its most important Bay Rivers District volleyball match ever at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, when it hosts Jamestown. The Lions (19-1, 14-1 district) are a match behind behind Jamestown (18-2, 15-0), which has won 41...

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One exception: an indoor...

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Apprentice School basketball preview
MENCoach: Franklin Chatman (12-13 in 1 year at Apprentice)
Last year: 12-13
The opener: Nov. 10 at Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Five games to watch: Nov. 15 vs. Virginia...

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Ride-sharing service Uber is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University on a Pittsburgh research lab both hope could lead to the development of driverless cars. Carnegie Mellon and its Robotics Institute have been working on driverless vehicles for years,...

A jury found a University of Pittsburgh neurological surgery professor guilty of first degree murder on Friday for the cyanide poisoning death of his physician wife, in what prosecutors described as a crime of jealousy, local newspaper reported.
The...

"Guide to the World's Supernatural Places"
National Geographic, $26
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Pennsylvania officials sought a motive on Thursday for a stabbing rampage at a high school where a 16-year-old student was accused of wielding two knives and wounding nearly two dozen people.
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